Wednesday, July 20, 2016

McMaster University: The Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair in Environment and Health

McMaster University invites applications for the Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair in Environment and Health. Applicants with interests related to the intersection between freshwater, the environment and health are particularly encouraged to apply. The Chair will have an internationally distinguished research and teaching record commensurate with a tenured appointment at the Associate Professor or Full Professor level.  The Chair will be based in the Faculty of Science and, depending on his or her scholarly background and interests will be appointed to the Department of Biology, Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, the School of Geography & Earth Sciences or the new School of Interdisciplinary Science, with the opportunity for cross-appointment between these units.  Associate membership in other units and faculties is also possible.

The Chair holder is expected to play a leadership role in interdisciplinary research and education in the area of Environment and Health. The successful candidate is expected to attract substantial research support, to be very active in the recruitment and training of graduate students and PDFs, and work to build greater research capacity and strength in the area of Environment and Health at McMaster University.  Substantial funding will be provided to the Chair to initiate and invest in fresh water research initiatives across campus. In addition, there are special opportunities for the successful candidate to work in the area of environment and health in relation to freshwater.  In particular, the Chair may profit from associations with:  the Professor in Water Policy, McMaster Water Network, Biointerfaces Institute, Institute for Infectious Diseases Institute, and Water Without Borders graduate program, a collaborative graduate program in water, environment and health between McMaster University and the United Nations University-International Network on Water, Environment and Health.  Other opportunities stem from the close proximity of the Canada Centre for Inland Waters and the Royal Botanical Gardens.

McMaster University is ranked in the top 100 of both the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Academic Ranking of World Universities and the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. A medium-sized university, it nonetheless has the sixth-largest research income in Canada. It has a large, attractive campus, the interior of which is open only to pedestrians and cyclists, and is at the western end of Lake Ontario. The University is minutes from downtown Hamilton and the activities that a major city has to offer. Hamilton has been ranked among the top cities in Canada to do business and to invest.

McMaster University has a strong commitment to achieving diversity among faculty and staff that reflects the multicultural makeup of our student body. The successful candidate will be committed to inclusion and excellence and the search Committee is especially interested in candidates who can contribute, through their research, teaching and/or service, to the diversity of the academic community. Women and applicants from traditionally underrepresented populations are strongly encouraged to apply. Gender diversity is being addressed at McMaster University through our policies and actions. One recent action in this area was the completion of a gender pay equity study and a resultant base salary adjustment applied to all female faculty members in July 2015.

Faculty members at McMaster University enjoy a number of both personal and professional benefits. University employees are offered an excellent benefits package which includes, but is not limited to, extended health care benefits, dental care, group life, long term disability, worldwide travel assistance, and a retirement plan. Progressive policies are in place to assist faculty men and women who become parents or are needed to care for family members.

Applications must consist of a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, a research dossier that includes a statement of research interests and plans, and a teaching dossier that includes a teaching philosophy and evidence of teaching experience and effectiveness.  Applicants should also arrange for three (3) academic reference letters to be submitted directly by the referees.

Complete applications must be made online at www.workingatmcmaster.ca/careers to the attention of Dr. Bruce Milliken, Acting Dean, Faculty of Science, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, BSB-102, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8S 4K1.

Complete applications that are received by September 1, 2016 will receive full consideration. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. The effective date of appointment is negotiable.  All applicants will receive an on-line confirmation of receipt of their application; however, only short-listed applicants will be contacted for interviews.

How To Apply

To apply for this job, please submit your application online.

Employment Equity Statement

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. However, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority for these positions. McMaster University is strongly committed to employment equity within its community and to recruiting a diverse faculty and staff. The University encourages applications from all qualified candidates including women, persons with disabilities, First Nations, Metis and Inuit persons, members of racialized communities and LGBTQ-identified persons. If you require any form of accommodation throughout the recruitment and selection procedure, please contact the Human Resources Service Centre at 1-905-525-9140 ext. 222-HR (22247).

To comply with the Government of Canada’s reporting requirements, the University is obliged to gather information about applicants’ status as either Permanent Residents of Canada or Canadian citizens. Applicants need not identify their country of origin or current citizenship; however, all applications must include one of the following statements:

Yes, I am a citizen or permanent resident of Canada / No, I am not a citizen or permanent resident of Canada.

Tuesday, July 12, 2016

University of Toronto Mississauga: Computational Biophysics

The Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences (CPS) at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) invites applications for a tenure-stream appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor in the area of Computational Biophysics. This appointment will begin on July 1, 2017.

The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in physics or chemistry, high profile post-doctoral experience in computational biophysics, a strong academic background, an excellent research record and excellence in teaching. Applicants must have demonstrated expertise in applying numerical methods and computer simulations to explore and understand biological problems at the molecular and cellular levels and possess a publication record of excellence with regard to these criteria. The successful applicant will be expected to develop and maintain an active and innovative externally funded program of research and to contribute to the core undergraduate courses in the CPS physics programs, as well as to the education and training of graduate students enrolled in the tri-campus University of Toronto Physics Graduate Program. Evidence of excellence in teaching is demonstrated through teaching accomplishments, letters of reference and teaching materials submitted with the application. Excellence in research is demonstrated by publications in top-ranked and field-relevant academic journals, presentations at major conferences, awards and accolades, and strong endorsements by referees.

The successful candidate, who will have membership in the Graduate Department of Physics at University of Toronto, will be part of a growing cluster of biophysics, biochemistry and medicinal chemistry researchers at UTM, including the new Centre for Cancer Stem Cell Therapeutics. There will be opportunities to collaborate with UTM physicists, chemists and biologists, as well as with researchers at the other two campuses of the University of Toronto and at the research institutes and the hospitals affiliated with the University Health Network (UHN). The candidate's research program will benefit from access to Canada's largest supercomputer centre, SciNet.

For more information about the Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences, UTM please visit us at http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/cps/. Information about the Physics graduate department can be found at: https://www.physics.utoronto.ca/. Information about the UHN network can be found at: http://www.uhnresearch.ca/. Information about SciNet resources can be found at: http://www.scinethpc.ca/.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Application Information: All qualified candidates are invited to apply by clicking the 'apply' link below. Applications should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching dossier (including a statement of teaching philosophy), a statement outlining current and future research interests, and copies of representative publications. Applicants should also ask three referees to send letters of recommendation directly to the department via email (on letterhead, signed and scanned) to cps.utm@utoronto.ca by the application deadline of November 1st, 2016.

Submission guidelines can be found at: http://uoft.me/how-to-apply. We recommend combining documents into one or two files in PDF/MS Word format.

If you have any questions about this position, please contact cps.utm@utoronto.ca.

The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Click here to apply: https://utoronto.taleo.net/careersection/10050/jobdetail.ftl?job=283301

University of Toronto Mississauga: Computational Biophysics

The Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences (CPS) at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) invites applications for a tenure-stream appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor in the area of Computational Biophysics. This appointment will begin on July 1, 2017.

The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in physics or chemistry, high profile post-doctoral experience in computational biophysics, a strong academic background, an excellent research record and excellence in teaching. Applicants must have demonstrated expertise in applying numerical methods and computer simulations to explore and understand biological problems at the molecular and cellular levels and possess a publication record of excellence with regard to these criteria. The successful applicant will be expected to develop and maintain an active and innovative externally funded program of research and to contribute to the core undergraduate courses in the CPS physics programs, as well as to the education and training of graduate students enrolled in the tri-campus University of Toronto Physics Graduate Program. Evidence of excellence in teaching is demonstrated through teaching accomplishments, letters of reference and teaching materials submitted with the application. Excellence in research is demonstrated by publications in top-ranked and field-relevant academic journals, presentations at major conferences, awards and accolades, and strong endorsements by referees.

The successful candidate, who will have membership in the Graduate Department of Physics at University of Toronto, will be part of a growing cluster of biophysics, biochemistry and medicinal chemistry researchers at UTM, including the new Centre for Cancer Stem Cell Therapeutics. There will be opportunities to collaborate with UTM physicists, chemists and biologists, as well as with researchers at the other two campuses of the University of Toronto and at the research institutes and the hospitals affiliated with the University Health Network (UHN). The candidate's research program will benefit from access to Canada's largest supercomputer centre, SciNet.

For more information about the Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences, UTM please visit us at http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/cps/. Information about the Physics graduate department can be found at: https://www.physics.utoronto.ca/. Information about the UHN network can be found at: http://www.uhnresearch.ca/. Information about SciNet resources can be found at: http://www.scinethpc.ca/.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Application Information: All qualified candidates are invited to apply by clicking the 'apply' link below. Applications should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching dossier (including a statement of teaching philosophy), a statement outlining current and future research interests, and copies of representative publications. Applicants should also ask three referees to send letters of recommendation directly to the department via email (on letterhead, signed and scanned) to cps.utm@utoronto.ca by the application deadline of November 1st, 2016.

Submission guidelines can be found at: http://uoft.me/how-to-apply. We recommend combining documents into one or two files in PDF/MS Word format.

If you have any questions about this position, please contact cps.utm@utoronto.ca.

The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Click here to apply: https://utoronto.taleo.net/careersection/10050/jobdetail.ftl?job=283301

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Clarissa Sit Hired by St. Mary's

Congratulations to Dr. Clarissa Sit, who has been hired as an assistant professor at St. Mary's University in Halifax, NS. Dr. Sit completed her B.Sc. and Ph.D. at the University of Alberta, where she worked for John Vederas. She then was a NSERC Banting postdoctoral fellow with Jon Clardy at Harvard Medical School. Her research interests include chemical ecology and natural product discovery.

http://www.smu.ca/academic/science/chemist/

Friday, July 1, 2016

Dalhousie University: Limited Term Instructor

The Department of Chemistry at Dalhousie University invites applications for a 3-Year Limited Term Instructor, 100% FTE.

Appointment term: Begins on or before August 15, 2016 - July 31, 2019

Duties: The responsibilities of this position are the preparation and delivery of first-year chemistry classes, primarily lectures, but also some laboratory duties. In addition, the position may occasionally be assigned tasks in other courses.

This position reports to the Chair of the Chemistry Department.

The position requires a minimum of PhD degree in Chemistry and laboratory and lecture teaching experience at the university level. The DFA Collective Agreement, 2015-18, defines total compensation for the position, including salary and benefits.

The application package should be submitted as a single PDF file to chemistry.chair@dal.ca and should consist of a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a teaching dossier, and a completed Self-Identification Questionnaire, which is available at www.dal.ca/becounted/selfid. The applicant should also arrange for two letters of recommendation to be sent by referees to the same email address. Consideration of candidates will begin July 15, 2016 and continue until the position is filled.

Dr. Norman P. Schepp, Chair
Department of Chemistry
Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS B3H 4R2
Tel: 902-494-3707
Fax: 902-494-1310
chemistry.chair@dal.ca
http://chemistry.dal.ca

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Dalhousie University is committed to fostering a collegial culture grounded in diversity and inclusiveness. The university encourages applications from qualified Aboriginal people, persons with a disability, racially visible persons, women, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and all qualified candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community.